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Turkish and Pashto


Pashto and Turkish


Countries

Countries
Azerbaijan, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Northern Cyprus, Romania, Turkey   
Afganistan   

Total No. Of Countries
11   
5
1   
14

National Language
Turkey   
Afganistan, Pakistan, Pashtun diaspora   

Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries   
Not spoken in any of the countries   

Speaking Continents
Asia, Europe   
Asia   

Minority Language
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, Iraq, Kosovo, Macedonia, Romania   
Pakistan   

Regulated By
Turkish Language Association   
Academy of Sciences of Afghanistan, Pashto Academy (Pakistan)   

Interesting Facts
  • Turkish language oldest written records are found upon stone monuments in Central Asia, in Orhun, Yenisey and Talas regions.
  • Turkish language was developed in the Middle East, streching all the way to Eastern Europe.
  
  • Pashto language is originated in the regions of Paktika and Paktia areas of Afghanistan.
  • The first Pashto poem was written in the 7th century.
  

Similar To
Azerbaijani Language   
Persian and Balochi Languages   

Derived From
Not Available   
Not Available   

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Turkish-Alphabets.jpg#200   
Pashto-Alphabets.jpg#200   

Alphabets
29   
11
44   
24

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
8   
5
7   
4

How Many Consonants
21   
11
29   
19

Scripts
Latin   
Arabic   

Writing Direction
Left-To-Right, Horizontal   
Right-To-Left, Horizontal   

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
6   
5
3   
2

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks   
11
44 weeks   
11

Greetings

Hello
Merhaba   
(salaam) سلام   

Thank You
teşekkür ederim   
(manana) مننه (tashakor) تشكر   

How Are You?
Nasılsın?   
(ta sanga yee?) څنگه يې؟   

Good Night
İyi Geceler   
(shpa mo pa kheyr) شپه مو په خير   

Good Evening
İyi Akşamlar   
(maakhaam mo pa kheyr) ماښام مو په خير   

Good Afternoon
Tünaydın   
(wradz mo pa kheyr) ورځ مو په خير   

Good Morning
günaydın   
(sahr pikheyr) سحر پخير‏   

Please
lütfen   
(lotfan) لطفا   

Sorry
üzgünüm   
(zeh mutaasif yum) زه هتاسف يم   

Bye
Hoşçakal   
(da khoday pa amaan) دخداى په امان   

I Love You
Seni seviyorum   
زه ستا سره مينه کوم (za la ta sara meena kawom)   

Excuse Me
Afedersiniz   
(bakhena ghwaarum) بخښنه غواړم   

Dialects

Dialect 1
Azerbaijani Turkish   
Central Pashto   

Where They Speak
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Turkey   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
26,000,000.00   
9
6,500,000.00   
14

Dialect 2
Crimean Turkish   
Northern Pashto   

Where They Speak
Bulgaria, Kyrgyzstan, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
480,000.00   
29
21,000,000.00   
4

Dialect 3
Gagauz   
Wanetsi   

Where They Speak
Moldova, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine   
Afganistan, Pakistan   

How Many People Speak
140,000.00   
26
95,000.00   
29

Total No. Of Dialects
9   
9
21   
19

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
75.00 million   
23
60.00 million   
27

Speaking Population
0.95 %   
21
0.58 %   
26

Native Speakers
60.00 million   
20
60.00 million   
20

Second Language Speakers
15.00 million   
18
Not Available   

Native Name
Türkçe   
(paṧto) پښتو   

Alternative Names
Anatolian, Türkisch   
Kandahar Pashto, Qandahar Pashto, Southwestern Pashto, Pushto   

French Name
turc   
pachto   

German Name
Türkisch   
Paschtu   

Pronunciation
[ˈtyɾct͡ʃɛ]   
[ˈpəʂt̪oː], [ˈpʊxt̪oː]   

Ethnicity
Turkish   
Pashtun   

History

Origin
c. 1350   
1651   

Language Family
Turkic Family   
Indo-European Family   

Subgroup
Turkic   
Indo-Iranian   

Branch
Southwestern(Oghuz)   
Iranian   

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
Old Anatalian Turkish, Ottoman Turkish and Turkish   
No early forms   

Standard Forms
Ottoman Turkish(defunct)   
Central Pashto, Northern Pashto, Yusufzai Pashto, Southern Pashto   

Language Position
19   
17
82   
99+

Signed Forms
Turkish Sign Language   
Not Available   

Scope
Individual   
Individual   

Code

ISO 639 1
tr   
ps   

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
tur   
pus   

ISO 639 2/B
tur   
pus   

ISO 639 3
tur   
pus   

ISO 639 6
Not Available   
Not Available   

Glottocode
nucl1301   
pash1269   

Linguasphere
44-AAB-a   
58-ABD-a   

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living   
Living   

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Object-Verb   
Subject-Object-Verb   

Language Morphological Typology
Synthetic   
Fusional   

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All Turkish and Pashto Dialects

Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Turkish and Pashto dialects. Various dialects of Turkish and Pashto language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Turkish are spoken in different Turkish Speaking Countries whereas Pashto Dialects are spoken in different Pashto speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Turkish vs Pashto Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Turkish dialects include: Azerbaijani Turkish, Crimean Turkish. Pashto dialects include: Central Pashto , Northern Pashto. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.

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Turkish and Pashto Speaking population

Turkish and Pashto speaking population is one of the factors based on which Turkish and Pashto languages can be compared. The total count of Turkish and Pashto Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Turkish language is 0.95 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Pashto language is 0.58 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Turkish and Pashto on Turkish vs Pashto where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.

Turkish and Pashto Language Codes

Turkish and Pashto language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Turkish and Pashto Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.

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